Vietnamplus

Electronic goods shops and supermarkets in HCM City are offering big promotions on air conditioners, refrigerators and fans as the hot season approaches.

Vietbuild Home, the annual exhibition on real estate, interior and exterior decoration and household appliances, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19 with many new products and brands on show.

A new record for summer power consumption was made, peaking nearly 711 million kWh on June 22, according to the Electricity National Load Dispatch Centre (EVN NLDC).

Although inpatient room costs have increased sharply, medical quality remains stagnant, according to the latest report by the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

Sales of air conditioners and fruits in HCM City soared in recent days as a heat wave hit the area.

The strengthening of the property market with housing and other construction mushrooming all over the country has sharply pushed up the demand for system air conditioners.

Consumers are flocking to electronic shops and supermarkets to buy fans, air conditioners and other electronic products to ward off the heat in the southern region.

The US Gentherm Group on March 10 inaugurated a factory manufacturing air-conditioners for the automobile industry in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Panasonic Vietnam will consider investing more in the country in the future, General Director Eiji Fukumori said at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on January 7.